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The Bluey Phenomenon: Voiced by Bandit Heeler reveals all about playing the world's greatest dad

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It’s not often that shows aimed at young children get an audience outside of their age group. Yes, many tired parents and siblings end up watching programs about animated characters, over and over again, often when there’s plenty of superior stuff for them to watch, while entertaining little ones. But shows that not only appeal to fussy toddlers, but also their family members and even people who have no reason to watch children’s TV — heck, even awarding voters and “best” list writers — is definitely not the norm. Picture: Bluey and Bingo make Daddy play the game he hates the most, sheepdog. photo: BBC But Bluey is one such event. A co-production between the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the BBC, Bluey is set in Australia and is about the life of the eponymous Bluey, a blue heel pup, his younger sister Bingo and parents Bandit and Chilli. Having first aired in 2018, it won acclaim – the first series became the number one children’s show on A

Rudy turns to TikTok to find out why they stopped playing sports

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Success in badminton runs through the family of Rudy Jean Rigg. Rudy—who is transgender, non-binary and uses the pronouns they/he—is excellent even reaching state level. Rudy’s grandmother, Jean Tyrrel, is believed to have started Australia’s first badminton school. “It kind of started, like most things, rather informally,” they said. Their mother, Michelle Rigg, was a three-time junior national champion and later junior national coach. And their sister? Junior national doubles champion. While Melbourne-based Rudy used to play the sport, they don’t anymore. “No, I haven’t really played but I want to get back to playing,” they said. The reasons why are being explored in Rudy’s TikTok documentary series, Transathletica, which looks at the unique barriers transgender and gender-diverse people face to participate in sports. Journalist Narelda Jacobs said Sydney WorldPride 2023 would be a “tremendous opportunity”. ( Provided: Jaimi Joy ) “I felt if I confirmed my gender in any obvious way

Wild Queensland Men playing with stonefish, one of the most venomous sea creatures in the world

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‘Anyone know what this is?’ A dangerous moment a man plays with one of the most venomous fish in the world – and this is not his first risky stunt with marine animals A man finds rock fish while walking on Stradbroke Island, Queensland The Queensland Museum says rockfish are the most venomous of all fish Juliano Bayd, 21, posted his interactions with fish on his TikTok on Tuesday The video where he touches the fish’s mouth has been viewed 647,000 times He said: ‘I was moving him when I accidentally stepped on his head with a reef shoe’ By Tom Heaton For The Australian Daily Surat Published: 01:12 AM EDT, 21 July 2022 | Updated: 01:14 PM EDT, 21 July 2022 An unsuspecting young man has stumbled upon one of the world’s most venomous fish while on a walk in Queensland. Juliano Bayd, 21, who says he has a ‘strong passion’ for marine wildlife and previously described himself as a marine life expert, posted a video of the

The Undroppables: Who's the key to playing in Round 19?

The Undroppable. The category of footballers we created. Definition: A fringe or developing AFL player who performs well enough to maintain their place in the side for the following week. Throughout the season, we’ll be keeping an eye on players who take their chances on the team and do enough to lock themselves in in the next round. Check out our nominations from Round 18 below: Noah Cumberland (Richmond) It may have been a game to forget for Richmond, but Noah Cumberland’s performance should not be overlooked. The 21-year-old forward has only played his second AFL game (excluding those spent as medi-sub) and made a useful return on the 3.4 scoreboard. Yes, he is a little inefficient in front of goal, however, he managed to score seven shots in a game at AFL level which is not easy to do. Cumberland also racked up 14 releases, had 11 scoring engagements (second only to Jack Riewoldt’s 12), the same team high seven in the 50s and four tackles, drawing three coach votes for his trouble